Article
Low heritability of tinnitus: results from the second Nord-Trøndelag health study.
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery - 1 Feb 2010
Kvestad Ellen, Czajkowski Nikolai, Engdahl Bo, Hoffman Howard J, Tambs Kristian
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the heritability of tinnitus. DESIGN: Self-report questionnaire data collected from August 1, 1995, through June 30, 1997, from individuals in the Nord-Trøndelag Hearing Loss Study (an integrated part of the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study) were used. The study also included information on first-degree family relationships, and age-corrected polychoric correlations of relatives' tinnitus status...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Models, Theoretical
- Norway
- Nuclear Family
- Surveys and Questionnaires